Showpass announced this week Brian Arnone as the company’s new chief strategy officer. Bots and resellers are a problem for concert ticket buyers. As a solution, Calgary-based Showpass offers an event ticketing platform designed to enhance the fairness and accessibility of the purchasing process for real fans—whether a community sporting event or large-scale festival. The […]
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Cleantech Companies Deep Sky and Svante Collab to Campaign Against Climate in Calgary
Svante Technologies unveiled this week a collaboration with Speed Skating Canada. Headquartered in Vancouver, Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider that makes nano-engineered filters and modular machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions. Svante is partnering with Speed Skating Canada on a climate change awareness and education campaign, dubbed “Save the […]
Thin Air Labs Hosts YYC Tech Pickleball Open
Thin Air Labs is blending sports and networking with the YYC Tech Pickleball Open, taking place at the Calgary Pickleball Center on Saturday, February 8th. The event invites members of Calgary’s thriving tech ecosystem to team up, compete, and connect over pickleball matches. Participants will have the chance to network with local entrepreneurs, investors, and […]
HEMPALTA Refocuses Strategy on Carbon Credits and Targets New Funding
HEMPALTA has announced a strategic pivot towards nature-based carbon credit solutions, marking a significant shift in its corporate direction. The company is a past recipient of Calgary.tech’s startups to watch. The company says it will be enhancing its focus through its subsidiary, Hemp Carbon Standard (HCS), which is dedicated to developing and managing hemp-derived carbon […]
Lethbridge Autonomous Farming Startup Verge Set to Lead Canadian Quantum Tech Project
Our nation’s official Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies this week announced a slew of co-investments aimed at supporting the commercialization and adoption of Canadian-made quantum technologies, including those from Alberta. Leveraging funding from Canada’s National Quantum Strategy as well as industry partners, these investments support the piloting of quantum solutions “in environments where the […]
BlackRock’s Decarbonization Partners Fuels Orennia’s Growth
Calgary-based Orennia announced the successful close of its Series C growth financing today, led by Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek. Existing investors also participated in the funding round. Orennia’s Ion_AI platform delivers unparalleled data, analytics, and insights for the energy transition sectors, including power, renewables, clean fuels, and carbon capture. Purpose-built […]
Canadian Tech Doesn’t Lack Ambition. It Lacks Perspective. It Lacks Accountability.
Trump’s inauguration marked a grim milestone in history: a convicted and legally defined sexual predator returns to the most powerful office in the world. For many, this feels like a nightmare ripped straight from the 1950s. But it’s 2025, and the world of tech isn’t far behind in its own retrograde slide – where power […]
Life Is Not About Making Mistakes, Its About Capitalizing on Them
Life in business is a series of decisions, not a flawless plan. Yet, many entrepreneurs act as though their value is tied to avoiding mistakes. As the CEO of ProfitFill, I’ve learned that this belief is not just misguided—it’s limiting. Mistakes are unavoidable, but they’re also opportunities. They reveal the gaps in your processes, the […]
Peloton Unveils Suite of Tech Tools with Aim to ‘Supercharge’ Alternative Energy Projects
Peloton this week announced an expansion into the alternative energy sector. The Calgary-based provider of energy software solutions, established in the early 90’s, says its latest initiative “addresses the complexities of land agreement management for solar, wind, utilities, mining, geothermal, and carbon capture projects.” Peloton points out that renewable energies such as wind and solar demand […]
PakEnergy Acquires Calgary-Based Petrosight to Expand Well-Lifecycle Management Solutions
PakEnergy, a Dallas-based leader in digital transformation for the energy industry, has announced its acquisition of Calgary’s Petrosight, a cutting-edge provider of advanced well management software. This strategic move solidifies PakEnergy’s standing as a comprehensive provider of end-to-end well-lifecycle management solutions, spanning from site planning and construction to drilling, production, workovers, and decommissioning. Petrosight’s cloud-based […]